Google Photos Rolling Out Shared Albums on iOS Today

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Google Photos Rolling Out Shared Albums on iOS Today

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Google Photos has launched Shared Albums for iOS and Android users, rolling out later today. The new feature was previously announced by Google at their September event and now it’s here to make sharing photos really easy.

On one end of the photo sharing spectrum you have sharing on social networks. It’s extremely popular. You choose your most aspirational photos and you get lots of likes you feel good. On the other end you have 1-1 conversations with people in WhatsApp, Hangouts, Messages, etc. You’re taking photos of things you could buy for lunch, or asking people “should I buy this dress?” But if you look at where most of the photos we take sit on that spectrum, it’s somewhere in the middle of those two.

Shared Albums will have the option for others to add to it, similar to iCloud Photo Sharing. The update for the Google Photos iOS app is rolling out shortly today, and will also include Chromecast support to beam your images and videos to your TV. Shared albums are sent via a web link and does not require a Google Account to view.